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The Lobster Gangs of Maine [electronic resource] / James M. Acheson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Acheson, James M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lobster fisheries--Maine.
- Lobster fisheries.
- Lobster fishers--Maine.
- Lobster fishers.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover, [New Hampshire] ; London, [England] : University Press of New England, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 | Cycles; 2 | Kinship and Community; 3 | Harbor Gangs; 4 | Territories; 5 | Tricks of the Trade; 6 | Markets; 7 | Any Port in a Storm; 8 | Theory and Conclusion; Appendix | Economic and Biological Benefitsof Territoriality; Notes; Glossary; References; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. [169]-176.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61168-118-9
- 0-585-30449-1
- OCLC:
- 823388640
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